Rep. John Lewis Honored at Hometown Memorial Service: He Has 'Come Home' During the roughly 30-minute eulogy, Obama recalled meeting Lewis for the first time after hearing him speak in college.

John Lewis at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Credit: ALYSSA POINTER / Getty Images On Thursday, during a eulogy for the late Rep. John Lewis in Georgia, former President Barack Obama ...

It was a striking moment. Former President Barack Obama, after delivering a powerful, pointed eulogy for Rep. John Lewis, slipped on a face mask. In the moment, it felt iconic — a sign of the ...

You can lose it." Obama said during his eulogy Thursday that Lewis should be considered a "founding father" of a "fuller, fairer, better America.” “What a gift John lewis was," Obama said.